Osteoporosis and osteopenia are not just a female disorders
. The incidence of bone thinning and low trauma fractures in men
is also common. Among certain populations men experience even more
osteoporotic fractures than do women. This is seen both in the Malay
and Chinese populations in Singapore and among certain sectors in
Yugoslavia. In the more modernized countries more and more men are
also experiencing increases in osteoporosis and osteopenia.
At least 30 % of all hip fractures world-wide occur in men. Furthermore,
mortality from hip fractures among men is twice that of women.
In regard to spinal fractures, recent studies in Europe and Canada
show that men over fifty years of age experience as many spinal
fractures as women of that age group.
Next: Osteoporosis is Not Just for
Elderly
Extracted from our book, Better
Bones Better Body (Keats 2000) by our Director, Susan E. Brown,
Ph.D., CCN
